Ontarians on social supports 'worse off' than before pandemic, study suggests Global News

More than a third with autism lose diagnosis by age 6, study finds Disability Scoop

Hearing aids opened my ears to a new world of sounds. Then I quit wearing them The Guardian

Autism, human connection and the 'double empathy' problem Scientific American

A comprehensive new set of guidelines is being released to promote health equity in Canada The Globe and Mail

Four in 10 child patients face unsafe spinal surgery wait times in Canada: report CTV News

Autism silenced this teenager. It couldn't stop him from creating a 70-minute symphony The Los Angeles Times

See Holland Bloorview's Events listing and click on the month for more details.

OCT. 25

RDSP, WILLS & ESTATES

5:30-7 p.m.

A family workshop by Brendon Pooran of PooranLaw. On Zoom.

Register here

OCT. 27, NOV. 24, DEC. 15

FLU AND COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC

For children, with and without disabilities, their siblings and families

Main level, Holland Bloorview, 150 Kilgour Rd.

Register here

Journalist Lauren Ober shines the light on her own late autism diagnosis in The Loudest Girl in the World. Funny, quirky, moving and includes interviews with family, friends and autistic personalities.

Watch the first public screening of this award-winning short film about a down-on-her luck, recently single woman who returns to her childhood home. Her brother, who has Down syndrome, offers solace.

'Dr. Uché Blackstock has made something abundantly clear: If you want to understand a society, look at its hospitals. Dr. Blackstock, one of the most insightful and impactful public voices in medicine, shares her remarkable personal story and her profound insight regarding race, gender, and health inequality.' *Out in January!

Imani Perry, author of South to America